Diaz just won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel. It is truly a fantastic book. I had the good fortune to befriend him when we were both undergrads at Rutgers. I always knew he'd accomplish great things, so did just about anyone else who met him. A real genius and this book shows it.
An interesting text on Zen Buddhism. Really a pretty good introduction, especially for someone who might not enjoy the more tepid prose we sometimes associate with Buddhist texts.
Yes, this is my book, so I had to stick it on here, right? I was very happy to receive Honorable Mention for the W. Ross Winterowd Award for best book in composition theory for 2007. If you are in the field of computers and writing, I'd love to know what you think of the book.